Bill Moyers Interviews James Galbraith

[RedEarth]

video and transcript...

http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2008/10/bill-moyers-int.html

[fed_up_mother]

1. I recorded it. It was a great interview.

[cbayer]

2. It was a really good interview. Moyers is just about the best thing on TV these days. nt.

[barbtries]

10. he is.

i swear i actually love the man. bill moyers, and jon stewart.

[Shoelace]

3. one of the best interviews I've ever heard!

and thanks for the link. He had so many good ideas. What a great mind, just like his father's. Hope he has a place in our cabinet. I'm going to read his book too.
Motherjones has a great article about it "The Predator State"
http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2006/05/predator_state.html

[RedEarth]

5. Thanks for the link to the MotherJones article....... very interesting

[Shoelace]

7. Galbraith said "increase Social Security Benies" "US can afford it"!

but you've got to watch the interview to see how this happens and why he thinks it's a good thing. BRILLIANT!!!

[Shoelace]

4. K&R, that interview is a MUST SEE!

kicking for those who might have missed it.

[Mojorabbit]

6. It was a great interview

but I don't know if I buy it that we will remain the dominant currency. China was hinting at it not being so in a recent article, Russia was floating the idea recently of a gold backed ruble, and though I know we have the longer reach I just am not so sure. It seems the rest of the world is meeting this weekend to come to some kind of agreement on how to proceed and we are not there.

His plan to fix things depends on other countries continuing to loan us money. A sucky place to be in from a national security perspective.

[johan helge]

8. Great interview - imagine

what the US and the world would look like, if people like Galbraith had more power than they (we!) do.

[barbtries]

9. on bill moyers' webpage

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10242008/watch3.html
playing for change, the third part of the episode. i'm so touched i'm just crying.